You may not be benefiting from the 2 cost discount, but honestly its fine. Preposterous Sketches Cryptic Research - Removes the clue restriction and changes this to fast which is a massive shift in tempo.Note that you get 2 clues from your own location, one from the initial investigate action, and one from the bonus effect. Use it to get 3-4 clues, which at 2 cost is a bargain. The key to using Deciphered Reality well is not to wait until it empties the whole board. Evidence! Deciphered Reality - God I love this card.45 Automatic (2) - Similar +2 but on the automatic. Pick these to match playstyle and group composition. Also adds more burst damage from the once per game exhaust action. The tempo advantage of this huge, replacing a previous two card combo with a single tutorable card. Machetes Timeworn Brands (5) - Equivalent to Machete passive +1 from a Beat Cop in one card.Inquiring Mind Pathfinder - Crucial for positioning (See Clues Section), and once you have Higher Education for cover, you are less concerned about skill pips.Milan Christopher to be in play simultaneously Higher Education (3) - Vital for encounter deck protection (see below) and opens up deck space for more progressive tools.UPGRADES: - Sergeant Popwell was an exceptional officer. Several of these are position dependent card, so joe needs to make use of his impressive skills as a fun runner, by keeping Shortcut in hand and taking Pathfinder early so you can move to a clue on demand. Late game it means we dont need to chase super high or over spend on Higher Education for high shroud locations. Early game this means we have access to either an auto clue for a high shroud location, or a draw card to dig for our tools. The hunch deck is a mix of draw and auto clues. Its not all murder, murder, murder though. Preposterous Sketches (or Cryptic Research with xp)ĭont put Logical Reasoning or Shortcut into the hunch deck unless they are being recycled via your ability, these benefit too much from holding in hand until an opportune moment.No Stone Unturned (or No Stone Unturned (5) with xp).Evidence! (or Deciphered Reality with xp).Failing that we have Logical Reasoning for repairs and 4 allies with 2 san each who can be spent for the greater good. Aim to float 2 resources for Unsolved Case and ideally 2 more to be able to boost to 6 at short notice if you dont have skill pips to burn. Protection is provided via Higher Education paid for via Milan Money and Caches, and several or skill cards. The rough game plan is to use one hand slot for and one for a weapon, then add passive boosts from Milan & Beat Cop to be able to investigate or fight with a base skill of 6 or 7. This is a mixed clue and combat Joe build capitalising on his 2442 statline and mixed seeker/guardian card pool to make a true judge Judy and executioner. OVERVIEW/TL:DR - Whats the matter Danny? Havent you ever taken a shortcut before? I have no idea how i overlooked Steadfast on the first draft. These were both fantastic decks that I took ideas from during testing. If you are looking for inspiration also check out these two decks: Though 2x Fingerprint Kit is too expensive in practice without milan money, which ofc undermines its purpose. Other good options are Perception or Fingerprint Kit. The idea was just to be able to hit 6 if milans and mag glasses didnt show early. XIII so its had limited testing really.It gets overwritten very early with Death The Flashlights are fairly flexible clue tool slot. In addition to the previous version`s testing, its also cleared the first 6 of hard mode Carcossa in this form so im quite confident that it is well balanced now. Now that im unblinded, ive had the opportunity to try the deck out specifically against the TCU encounter pool a few times paired with work in progress Diana and Preston decks. This is an updated and much more refined version of my old P.I.Staker Deck which i wrote for my blind run of TCU. Have you ever fired your gun up in the air and gone Noir? Joe Diamond - P.I.Staker (Hard Mode) - proxy Oddities Collaborative - The Forgotten Age (Joe Diamond) Joe Diamond - Solo Return to Extracurricular Activity James Diamond - Private Investigation Guide Joe Diamond - The Circle Undone 4 player (Brian) Joe Diamond - P.I.Staker (Hard Mode) - Now Improved! Kinky Joe (Arkham in Flames 2019, Hotseat) Joe Diamond Investigates.Jareds build.tweeked